Man involved in 1980 Cape Cod murder is freed
A man whose murder conviction in the slaying of a Bourne woman 30 years ago was overturned by the state's highest court has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Steven Stewart was freed on personal recognizance Tuesday pending sentencing after pleading to the lesser charge in Barnstable Superior Court. Prosecutors say he is expected to be sentenced to the seven years served.
The Cape Cod Times reports that in exchange, Stewart has agreed to testify against 75-year-old Edmond Carriere, who faces a murder charge in connection with the death of Frances Carriere in 1980.
Prosecutors allege Edmond Carriere paid Stewart and another man $10,000 to kill his wife.
District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said the deal was made "in the interests of justice."
Carriere's lawyer has cast doubt Stewart's account of the slaying.
